The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association’s (CPCA) highest honor, the Roy Kennedy Outstanding Achievement Award for 2015, will be presented to Mark Kurschner, President of Product Care Association.
On December 10, 2014, Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) approved an industry-led plan by Product Care Association (Product Care) that will result in increased diversion of paint from Ontario’s landfills and more opportunities for consumers to recycle their used paint and coatings, without the need for municipalities to change existing arrangements with service providers.
At the end of 2012, this sustainability blog was full of encouragement and optimism about the progress that the coatings industry would make in the following year.
In response to the article “Final Consultation Concludes on Post-Consumer Paint Recycling Program in Ontario” that appeared in last week’s Insider News, Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) asked to clarify the status of the Industry Stewardship Plan (ISP) for paints and coatings submitted to WDO by Product Care Association (PCA).
Maine is poised to become the next state to join California, Oregon, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Minnesota and Vermont in implementing a paint recycling program for the state.
Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin has signed a bill that will require manufacturers to fund and operate a post-consumer paint take-back program across the state.
Two years after the passage of the Connecticut Paint Stewardship Law, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has approved a plan to implement the state's paint stewardship program beginning July 1, 2013.
The Canadian paint and coatings industry now leads the world in post-consumer paint recycling with a waste diversion program in every province of Canada.
The paint and coatings industry has formally notified Canada’s Waste Diversion Ontario (WDO) that it wants to establish its own program operation for post-consumer paint recycling in Ontario.
